SANTA CLARA — C.J. Beathard will start at quarterback for the 49ers on Sunday against the New York Giants and will have right tackle Joe Staley back to help with protection.

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed that Beathard will make his fourth straight start and indicated that as of now, he has no intention of playing Jimmy Garappolo at some point against the Giants.

“No, nothing’s changed,” Shanahan said when asked if Garappolo might play a couple of series. “I’m going into this game trying our hardest trying to win this game. We’re going to go with what we got and see what happens.”

Still, the fact that Staley will be available might make it easier for Shanahan to insert his newly acquired quarterback.

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Staley, who has his left orbital bone fractured Oct. 29 against the Philadelphia Eagles, came off the injury list Friday afternoon. He said he knew on Tuesday that he’d be ready to play against the Giants.

“But I didn’t know if I was supposed to give it away or anything,” Staley said. “I was kind of being a butthead to (reporters). But yeah, I’m playing. I saw the doctor on Tuesday and everything was good. It was a freak thing that I even got hurt. I didn’t want a shield or a visor or whatever. My eye’s not going to get. I’m not worried about it.”

“It was nice to get him out there this week. I wasn’t expecting to get him back at practice,” Shanahan said. “Once he got cleared for practice, it’s been good. He’s been limited throughout the week. It’s his orbital, so it’s not like I can watch him and see how he’s moving or anything. It’s really up to Joe, because he knows how his eye feels.”

Behind a patchwork offensive line against the Arizona Cardinals, Beathard was hit 16 times in the 49ers’ 20-10 loss.

“It’s about everyone playing together,” Staley said. “It’s not like I’m going to come in there and all of a sudden we’re giving up no hits. Everybody’s just got to do their job a lot better.”

According to Shanahan, defensive lineman Aaron Lynch (calf) is the only player who was limited in practice this week that has been ruled out for Sunday. The availability of defensive lineman Solomon Thomas (knee) cornerback K’Waun Williams (quadricep) will be decided Saturday, Shanahan said.